DeSoto Paint Display

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Artifact Overview

Paint and chemical company DeSoto was formed in 1910 in Des Plaines, Illinois, as a subsidiary of Sears, Roebuck and Company. DeSoto's paint operation began to lose money in the late 1980s, and the company sold its paint division to Sherwin-Williams. The sale allowed DeSoto to focus on its profitable industrial chemical products.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Point-of-purchase display

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2017.0.34.372

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Metal
Paint (Coating)

Color

Blue
White (Color)
Red

Dimensions

Length: 8.25 in
Width: 12.25 in
Height: 13 in

Inscriptions

on front: Try this Test / Washable SUPER FILM FINISH / WASH OFF WITH EASE SIMPLE TO APPLY / INK SPOTS WALLS / IODINE WOODWORK / MATCH SCRATCHES CEILING / CRAYON MARKS FURNITURE / PENCIL MARKS BATHROOMS / GREASE DIRT KITCHENS / MERCUROCHROME METAL / ANOTHER DeSoto PRODUCT / WASHABLE SUPER-FILM DeSoto SEMI-GLOSS PAINT on sides: ANOTHER DeSoto PRODUCT
DeSoto Paint Display